France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.28%
2022.04.12 20:20
France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.28%
Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.28%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.27% or 0.65 points to trade at 29.28 at the close. Meanwhile, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) added 1.77% or 11.00 points to end at 630.90 and Thales (PA:TCFP) was up 1.67% or 2.05 points to 125.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sanofi SA (PA:SASY), which fell 2.82% or 3.00 points to trade at 103.22 at the close. Eurofins Scientific SE (PA:EUFI) declined 2.32% or 2.28 points to end at 96.18 and Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) was down 1.85% or 0.43 points to 22.52.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which rose 7.49% to 1.06, Rexel (PA:RXL) which was up 3.58% to settle at 18.66 and Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) which gained 3.56% to close at 154.20.
The worst performers were Biomerieux SA (PA:BIOX) which was down 5.61% to 93.20 in late trade, Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (PA:CASP) which lost 4.01% to settle at 15.07 and Valneva (PA:VLS) which was down 3.67% to 15.22 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 336 to 220 and 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in Thales (PA:TCFP) rose to all time highs; up 1.67% or 2.05 to 125.05.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.40% or 27.20 to $1,975.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 6.82% or 6.43 to hit $100.72 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 6.33% or 6.23 to trade at $104.71 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.32% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 100.20.
